Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Reviving Me: 3 Mile Run listening to Whitney Million Dollar Album
So I ran 3 miles (at 5.5 mph in 32.30 min) listening to
Whitney Houston’s Million Dollar album for the first time (This is an objective
for my Reviving Me Series). For those of you who don’t know Whitney is my
favorite singer but when I had vocal surgery (9 years ago) I fell into a
functional depression for 6 years and stopped singing and listening to music
because it was too painful to hear songs I could no longer sing. Though God has blessed me tremendously beyond
the doctors prognosis it is only now I’m started to revive the love of
music. I loved the CD (worked out to the
first 8 songs), the songs have a nice mellow feel which made the run easy and fun. Actually, I could’ve ran longer (well, I guess
I did because I only planned to run 2 miles) but I decided to stop at 3 miles
and save some energy for a possible walk this afternoon. Well, I’m off to take
a shower now. Yea, I know I got nerves sitting at my computer with sweat
dripping everywhere. Good thing though I’m
soaking wet I don’t stink….lol…
Prayer Devotional: Be Still
So I prayed about 24 minutes this morning and it was so
refreshing. This last week I have been feeling a little low but I sensed the storm
is passing. I have been out of rhythm not accomplishing my daily objectives but
now I’m encouraged, inspired and ready to get back in action. I thank the Lord for reminding me that I have
power over my feelings and emotions and I don’t have to succumb to them. He reminded me that He will bring me out of
every negative thought and emotion I only have to trust Him and be still during
the storm. A lot of times being still is
difficult (that is being still in word and deed) because one may feel compelled
to say or do something which can make a situation worse. I was tested this last week and I tell you it
was hard but I rode the waves of this storm with quietness and temperance. I had
to work really hard at keeping my mouth shut and doing good deeds though internally
I fought against it. Being still vocally
and physically requires a deep trust in God mentally and emotionally. I had to come
to terms that I couldn’t work it out only He could so I had to step back and do
nothing at all. It was only then I was
able to see God at work in this situation. I thank Him because I’m getting better and
better in the area of temperance and am every so thankful He blessed me to make
it through another storm whole and sound and lacking nothing.
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